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Spring Equinox: A Minoan quandary
It's Spring Equinox where I live in the southeastern US, but in Crete where the ancient Minoans lived, it's harvest time. So for those of...
Laura Perry
Mar 20, 20191 min read


The Minoan Sacred Year: A Modern Pagan Calendar
The eightfold Wheel of the Year may be the most well-known Pagan calendar in the modern world, but it's not historical: it was created in...
Laura Perry
Jan 30, 20191 min read


The Blessing of the Waters: Building Modern Minoan Paganism
In modern life, we often take water for granted. All we have to do is turn on a tap to get all we want, hot or cold. It wasn't that easy...
Laura Perry
Jan 16, 20191 min read


New Year, New Saying, No Resolutions
My social media feeds are full of friends and colleagues sharing the New Year's resolutions they've made and intentions they've set. It's...
Laura Perry
Jan 2, 20193 min read


Happy holidays! Or, don't tell other people how to celebrate
The holiday season is a rough time of year for many people. A lot of us have to navigate family conflicts, religious baggage, work...
Laura Perry
Nov 13, 20182 min read


Dining with the Ancestors: A Modern Minoan Rite
It's Samhain season here in the northern hemisphere, and my thoughts are turning toward the Ancestors and the spirits of the dead. Though...
Laura Perry
Oct 30, 20181 min read


Summer Solstice in Modern Minoan Paganism
The Minoan pantheon offers us a collection of different deities and myths to focus on as Summer Solstice approaches here in the northern...
Laura Perry
Jun 19, 20181 min read


Spring Equinox, Minoan harvest, and upside-down calendars
Today is the Spring Equinox where I live in the southeastern US, but it's harvest time in places like Crete, where the ancient Minoans...
Laura Perry
Mar 20, 20181 min read


Not a resolution, just a meditation
I've never really been into New Year's resolutions. To me, the energy this time of year is still too quiet, too dormant to get me...
Laura Perry
Jan 2, 20182 min read


Honoring the Dead: Modern Minoan Seasonality
Here in the northern hemisphere we're heading toward Samhain, a time to honor the ancestors. The Minoans didn't celebrate Samhain - their...
Laura Perry
Oct 26, 20161 min read


Let's Celebrate the Feast of Grapes!
In Modern Minoan Paganism, the last day of August is the Feast of Grapes. It's a celebration of the grape harvest and the sacrificial...
Laura Perry
Aug 31, 20161 min read


Minoan Midsummer: Layers of Religion
Religion isn’t a static thing. We don’t invent a religion once and leave it as is for centuries. Cultures change, people change, and...
Laura Perry
Jun 22, 20163 min read


Minoan Peak Sanctuaries: Way Up There
Would you walk all the way up a mountain on foot just to make an offering to your gods? The ancient Minoans did. Find out more about the...
Laura Perry
Nov 18, 20151 min read


Happy new year!
No, I haven't lost my mind. The Autumn Equinox is the agricultural new year in Mediterranean climates. This fact had an important effect...
Laura Perry
Sep 23, 20151 min read
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